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no main beam
can anyone point me in the right direction please. I have side lights and indicators work with side lights but if i put main beam on indicators dont work nor dose main beam. I have checked the fuses but all ok .
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Re: no main beam
Indicators and headlamps share a common earth connection above the fuse box, bet you've got some wires off the earth crown.
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Re: no main beam
Ah thank you Sir i will go and have a look
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Re: no main beam
not sure what i done . Had a wiggle with some of the wires and all working again thank you
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Re: no main beam
I had similar gremlins a couple of months ago. Where N/S main beam wasn't working. I assumed it was a duff bulb went and replaced and still didn't work. I sprayed the earth crowns with contact cleaner and then bulb worked fine!
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Re: no main beam
Chop the terminals off and re-terminate.
Re: no main beam
Even though your wiggle has worked I'd give the earth crown below the fuse box a darn good clean up and as said re-crimp any crusty wires. Will prevent a whole host of potential electrical gremlins and wires that are fixed by wriggling are easily unfixed by driving (especially on our bumpy roads!)
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